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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Fall Flower Beds

My flower beds start looking a little sad about this time every year. The summer heat has really taken a tole on them and I have quite a few bare spots and leggy flower bushes.

H and I set in today and cleaned the beds and added some fall touches.

My scare crow lady was begging for a new fall frock, so I found her a pretty plaid blazer to put on.

I love the way her new plaid blazer has orange, aqua and PINK in it!

I want her blazer to last for several years, so I won't leave it on her if the weather is bad.

The chair in this flower bed needs a complete overhaul...lol! So, it went to the "shop" and H dug out my granddad's iron wheel barrow to put in its place.

I filled the wheel barrow with purple potato vine and pots of mums. I bought all my mums this year at Sutherlands... big pots were only $2.50 each.

H and I went to the pumpkin farm yesterday and were able to buy 3 BIG pumpkins. If you have suppliers in your area, sometimes they will let you buy the "culls" that they can't sell because of flaws.

My culls had scuffed spots, but that only adds character.....the stems were short, but I don't mind that. This size pumpkin usually sells for 30-40 dollars each in our area. These culls were only $7 each.

I did a lot of container gardening this year, so I was able to go around the yard and find enough pots to fill in all of my bare areas in the flower beds around the potting shed. It works out good to put them in these beds....we won't have far to carry them into the potting shed when the weather gets cold.

I hope to do some work inside the potting shed this week and can't wait to show you what I plan to do!

Good Morning PennyYour Fall Garden is gorgeous! I have never heard of a pumpkin called a Cull if it was not perfect, I wonder if they do that here in CT. We pay so much for our pumpkins. We did grow 2 though this year so I am excited about that. Love the mums and potato vine. Enjoy your daydeezie

It's all so very pretty - I think I could walk around your lovely property all day just gazing at all of the amazing vignettes, gardens and sweet buildings. Can't believe you paid only $2.50 for the mums and $7.00 for those giant pumpkins - a total Fall score!!!!!

All looks so pretty! We had some rain here for the past 2 days but now it is sunny and beautiful. We are still having above average high's in the 80's but it is in the 50's at night so that is much better and the humidity is gone....I have been able to get up into the attic and bring down my Fall decorations do the decorating has begun!!